Color work is a popular form of knitting for projects of all types and complexity. Knitting is more fun when two or more colors are used and gives the knitter an opportunity to learn new techniques. From simple repeating stripes to intricate Fair Isle patterns; two or more colors can add life and dimension to garments and accessories. Color Style; following in the footsteps of Bag Style; Folk Style; and Wrap Style ndash; with gorgeous patterns; luscious lifestyle photographs; and step-by-step instructions ndash; features classic and innovative use of traditional color techniques by top knitwear designers that will be a welcome library addition for beginner and experienced knitters alike. From an easy-to-knit pullover that alternates narrow stripes of solid and variegated yarns to a multicolored Fair Isle cardigan worked with steeks; readers will find loads of practical projects and inspiration from fifteen top knitwear designers including Veronik Avery; Mags Kandis; Deborah Newton; Kristin Nicholas; Shirley Paden; and more.In addition to seventeen inventive patterns; the Design Notebook chapter details the fundamental ways to incorporate color into knitting. Learn the secrets to successful Fair Isle; intarsia; and slip stitch or how different techniques can be used in combination for outstanding results. Soon yoursquo;ll be on your way to designing your own colorful masterpieces! Even if yoursquo;re a beginning knitter; shows easy ways to achieve colorful effects in your knitting.
#982149 in eBooks 2013-04-01 2013-04-01File Name: B00DH40YP2
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. mediocreBy AHThis definately has the feel of a cheap; mass-market art book; and considering what is currently available for this sort of price; is not worth what they are charging. The photos of the drawings are poor quality and generally slightly out of focus; while the layout is done in that rather annoying way of cheap art books dealing with the graphic arts - namely overlapping illustrations; drawn borders around pictures; and occasional patterned borders to the pages. The text is spare; but informative; and the book would have been much improved with more of the contemporary photos of the productions. However; as a significant number of Baksts wonderful designs are illustrated; the book is "better than nothing". I am awaiting a high quality calalogue raisonne!7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Pity...By Ekaterina SmoldyrevaTo my mind; this book is designed and published in the most amateur way. The page layouts seem not to be carefully thought through. Some pictures are laid one upon another in the most unfavourable way; others are cut and/or placed too close to the binding in the center. What is the most annoying; several pics are "broken" - placed in such a way that the most part of the picture is on one page and 1/6 of it is on the opposite one (whereas the binding is quite tight); though could be zoomed in to see it as a whole.Some pictures are magnified to such extend that lose their sharpness and really look like the pictures I sometimes print out using my DeskJet printer (even the photographs of ballet scenes are grainy!)At least one picture is mistakenly described as the costume design for Salome; though is is clearly written on the drawing itself by the hand of Bakst: "Swan Lake" (in Russian). This leaves me wondering whether the author made a thorough investigation.What I cannot understand is that if the book is about Bakst and his art; why there are so many reproductions of other painters works (Serov; Bilibin; Shishkin; Chagall; Matisse; Gauguin; etc.)? No doubt; it is important to mention in the narrative all the influences on Baksts art as well as the historical preconditions of his development as an artist; but why to include all these works; especially in such a large format?! For example; it is just briefly mentioned that Bakst was invited to teach at Zvantsevas school of art where Marc Chagall later studied; and there is a huge ("broken") Chagalls painting on the opposite page! I cannot get rid of the impression that the author didnt know how to fill in the pages.On the brighter side; there are a lot of beautiful Baksts works and despite of all its faults; I do not really regret bying the book; especially as there arent (unfortunately) many books on this artist.